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Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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  Stalin: 1878-1928 (Vol 1): https://amzn.to/3NvokpC
  Stalin: 1929-1941 (Vol 2): https://amzn.to/3wIYqsT
  
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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (00:00) - Introduction
  (10:17) - Putin and Stalin
  (21:07) - Putin vs the West
  (43:59) - Response to Oliver Stone
  (55:05) - Russian invasion of Ukraine
  (1:34:33) - Putin’s plan for the war
  (1:42:32) - Henry Kissinger
  (1:48:26) - Nuclear war
  (1:59:00) - Parallels to World War II
  (2:21:45) - China
  (2:29:54) - World War III
  (2:37:23) - Navalny
  (2:41:40) - Meaning of life

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